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Here's a #ThrowbackThursday post: an episode we recorded earlier this week! ;) It ended up going up to almost an hour, but we really wanted to talk about the news items we had left. Here are the topics: - Steve Howe's post about Don Wilson , including a link to his cover of "Walk Don't Run" - Tom Brislin's Meat Loaf tour throwbacks -Trevor Horn shares throwback pic to Drama Tour - The Music Locker...

As it turns out, this news episode was not enough to cover all of the remaining Yes-related news we had on deck, so there will be a third part next week! On this episode, we cover the following topics: -Alan White's tribute to the recently departed Don Wilson -Billy Idol's guitarist Steve Stevens' comments on Steve Howe in Guitar Player - Steve Howe's recent interview with Guitar Player -Rick Wake...

We are back with another news episode! There was a lot this past month, so we're dividing it into two episodes, the second of which will be out sometime soon! First, Dan mentions the arrival of his copy of Yes in the 1980s . Then we touch upon a couple tangentially Yes-related things we each watched recently. Steven watched Invasion: UFO (featuring Francis Monkman's "Dawn of an Era,") and Dan watc...

On this episode, we celebrate the birthdays of Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, and Jon Davison! For each musician, we talk about their time with Yes, as well as other bands in their careers. We also mention some of our favorite songs and performances featuring them. Listen and join in on the celebration by commenting some highlights from their careers! You can follow our podcast series at https://anchor....

After hearing Steven botch the intro of who's the father and who's the son, listen to this discussion of Yes concerts filmed in the 20th century that got official releases! A while ago, listener Brian Harris suggested we do a rundown of the concert films, so we've divided the topic into the centuries and will do an episode on the 21st century concert films sometime in the future. In the meantime,...

Video viewable on Spotify. On this last Yesshift episode for the year, we get festive by talking about Christmas solo albums by Yes members. We begin by reviewing Rick Wakeman's Christmas Variations (2000) and Christmas Portraits (2019). The album cover of the former has, fittingly, had variations over the years. We also touch upon the "I Saw Three Ships" cover that Oliver Wakeman performed on wit...

Video version coming in a little while! On this last Yesshift episode for the year, we get festive by talking about Christmas solo albums by Yes members. We begin by reviewing Rick Wakeman's Christmas Variations (2000) and Christmas Portraits (2019). The album cover of the former has, fittingly, had variations over the years. We also touch upon the "I Saw Three Ships" cover that Oliver Wakeman per...

Welcome to the final news episode for 2021! On this episode, we cover the following news topics: -Downes Braide Association song “Dear Arthur,” dedicated to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, as detailed here: https://www.loudersound.com/news/downes-braide-association-pen-poignant-tribute-to-arthur-labinjo-hughes (YouTube video was here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX8myoInd9s ) -Rick Wakeman playing fest...

(Note: This version is to test the video feature on Spotify.) For this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Tiano! Longtime Yes fans will know that he has edited Notes From the Edge and brought YES (official) to the internet via YesWorld. Given the amount of anecdotes, we intend to do a follow-up episode sometime in the new year. For this one, we talk about Yes music, how Mike's invol...

For this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Tiano! Longtime Yes fans will know that he has edited Notes From the Edge and brought Yes to the internet via YesWorld. Given the amount of anecdotes, we intend to do a follow-up episode sometime in the new year. For this one, we talk about Yes music, how Mike's involvement with Notes from the Edge, and his album Creétisvan (available at w...

On this episode, we cover the news topics we were not able to get to last time. Listen to our takes on each of these and let us know what you think! This episode covers the following: -Listener feedback and suggestions -Steve Howe articles from Reverb and Guitar World - Chris Squire mention in Guitar World interview with Dave Pomeroy -Billy Sherwood's Bass Inspirations playlist on Spotify - Fa...

We're back with another news episode! So much news accumulated since the last news episode that (as you'll hear on the recording) we decided to divide up the load, even teasing topics that'll be discussed on the next news episode coming soon. Enjoy our conversation about the following topics: - Prog Report Awards 2021 voting ending December 6 -Acknowledgement of George Harrison's passing 20 years...

50 years ago on this day, the Yes album Fragile was released! We dissect this album track by track, share some trivia about it that listeners may or may not know, talk about its firsts, and go over its overall impact. Plus, toward the end, we draw a few parallels between it and the 90125 era. Celebrate this monumental album with us! You can follow our podcast series at https://anchor.fm/yesshift ,...

On this episode, recorded August 15, we talk about the Yes epics! To make things simpler for the sake of time, we limit our definition of "Yes epics" to studio songs that are 15 minutes or longer. We promise that we talk about more than just "Close to the Edge," and we even talk a bit about live versions of some of the songs. Buckle up and go on this journey with us! YouTube Link: "Awaken" - Jon A...

On this news episode, after reading a bit of feedback, we go over our thoughts on the possibility of Yes, Asia, and Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy touring next year according to a recent Rolling Stone article. This leads us on an interesting tangent where we voice our opinions on hologram musicians. We also react to the Yes (Official) Facebook post about Alan Simon's Excalibur V . Furthermore, we specul...

On this episode (recorded around early summer), we go chronologically through the Yes catalogue, pointing out some of the shorter songs that stand out to us. People love the epics, but we wanted to also acknowledge that there can be some good stuff packed into shorter Yes songs. Listen to hear what we pick out! You can follow our podcast series at https://anchor.fm/yesshift , which includes an aud...

Lots of news to catch up on! We begin with info from Lobate Scarp regarding their Indiegogo campaign and news that they, as well as Jon Anderson and Paul Green Rock Academy, are going to be at RoSFest next year! Monday marked an important anniversary for Bill Bruford regarding King Crimson, and it also saw the release of the late Robby Steinhardt's solo album Not in Kansas Anymore , featuring a st...

This episode is dedicated to Michael Sherwood, musician and older brother of Billy Sherwood. Born October 27, 1959, Michael sadly passed away November 5, 2019. Joining us for the first portion of this show are guests Mike Blanco (Happy birthday to him as well!) and Byron Scott, who share their stories about Michael Sherwood from around the time he worked with Air Supply. Afterward, Dan and Steven...

On Jon Anderson's 77th birthday, we bring you all this episode celebrating his career! Before going into Jon's recent activities, we read a bunch of top three works of his submitted by fans (and we read our lists as well). As we go through these, we talk about the shifts between genres that Jon has done. Then we talk about Jon's recent tour with Paul Green Rock Academy, his guest appearance on a s...

Here's another news episode! After going through some fan feedback, we begin with our thoughts on the new music video for The Quest song "Future Memories." Then we point out recent compilation albums pertaining to The Syn, Empire, and Harmony in Diversity, the first of which features Chris Squire and all of which feature Peter Banks. There is also news of a couple Yes members appearing on upcoming...

It was Tom Brislin's birthday recently, so on this episode of Yesshift, we talk about his work on the Yessymphonic Tour, as well as what he was up to prior, how he got the gig, and later instances of his interactions involving Yes music and Yes members. All while he got involved with projects like Anderson/Stolt, The Sea Within, Kansas, and more! Links to YouTube videos mentioned: How Tom Brislin...

There was so much news this past week, we decided to introduce our idea of the News Desk Edition episodes that will come out between numbered episodes focused entirely on specific topics! Recorded on October 9, we begin by talking about John Lennon's birthday and Alan White guesting on the WhyHunger video "Drum Together" with many other drummers. Then, we talk about how the new Yes album The Quest...

The time has come! We start off the episode by reading a listener email and then going over our reactions to Rick Wakeman's comments about ARW and his desire to play more Yes music. Then we do an extensive review of the new Yes album The Quest , going track by track and sharing what our favorites are, moments where the music shines, and what we think about the idea of it being divided into two dis...

On this episode, we peek at Yes-inspired projects within genres that are beyond what we tend to gravitate toward. Jon Anderson's son Damion Anderson released a rap single titled "Close to the Hype" in 1992, and Steve Howe's son Virgil Howe, who did some DJ sets and a couple other remix projects in his life, released the techno album Yes Remixes in 2003. We go over our impressions of both of these...

On this episode, we provide our overall thoughts on original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye's recently released solo album End of Innocence . An album 20 years in the making about the tragic events of 9/11 and the search for hope that followed, the album version has expanded to 77 minutes from its original 46-minute runtime back when it was a YouTube video posted 10 years ago. We talk about what our ex...